Transforming a 759 sq ft HDB flat into a colourful retro-modern wonderland
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Transforming a 759 sq ft HDB flat into a colourful retro-modern wonderland
CNA Lifestyle's Making Room serial looks at pocket-sized homes with large transformations. This week, we visit a three-room resale flat in Ang Mo Kio with playful vibes using color, patterns and accents.
This 3-room HDB flat in Ang Mo Kio is a nail from the past with its colourful mid-century modern aesthetics. (Photo: The Moving Visuals Co)
19 Jun 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 09 Jul 2022 06:46AM)
When homeowner Edward purchased a resale three-room HDB flat in Ang Mo Kio, he wanted his home to be a technicolour showcase of the mid-century modern style.
Aside from appreciating the sensibilities of the modernist era – where grade follows function, and which favours sleek, uncluttered lines with both organic and geometric forms – he also noted that "most mid-century furniture pieces are very small, so it's much easier to fit them into a modest space".
"I've ever loved color," said the bachelor. "I like to experiment with unlike colour combinations; the mood that I wanted was something that makes me experience relaxed and happy when I come home."
Other items on his wish list? Clean lines, a retro experience, a spacious master suite, lots of shoe storage equally "I have a lot of shoes", an interesting dining area, lots of built-in article of furniture, and a kitchen that "ties in with how I dress – I like to mix graphic prints with textures".
And then he engaged interior design firm Karpentree Studio to help him create "a modernist-inspired retreat tailored for a keen who celebrates life in simplicity with a bold statement".
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To make the 759 sq ft apartment feel more light and open, the wall betwixt the living/dining area and the kitchen was removed, creating a long rectangular space from the front of the apartment all the way to the dorsum.
The floor of the expanded space was redone in pale grey terrazzo for a light, airy experience imbued with elegant modernist vibes.
In the living expanse, a salmon pink floating shoe cabinet and a trio of matching floating shelves stand up out confronting pale grey walls, providing storage without eating into the footprint of the apartment. Opposite, a streamlined deep blue sofa, a circular carpet in medium brown, and mismatched cushions add further pops of colour.
A pick of carefully curated home decor accessories which are 1950s iconic designs – such every bit a Louis Poulsen Panthella table lamp in shiny chrome, a green Vitra Eames elephant figure and a bright yellow Eero Saarinen puppy sculpture – besides as dried floral arrangements, add a personal touch to the space.
A round gilt-toned side table and a wall-mounted sconce featuring circles of dissimilar sizes complete the living room setup.
This segues into the dining expanse, which is demarcated by a built-in physical arch painted in the aforementioned shade of pink featured in the living room's floating cabinetry.
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Aside from serving as the main focal signal of the dining expanse, the cosy recessed nook houses a absorber-strewn bench that'due south not only totally Instagram-worthy but also a clever space-saving hack for providing extra seating space for when he has friends over for meals.
The size and colour of the round wooden dining table echo that of the living room carpet, offer a sense of design continuity.
The stake bluish hues of the two dining chairs and the Verpan Hive suspension lamp overhead grade a visual link to the matching Smeg fridge, which marks where the dining area ends and the kitchen begins.
"I wanted to create some kind of interest in the kitchen, which also ties in to how I wearing apparel, where I like to mix graphic prints with textures," Edward said.
As such, a single row of kitchen cabinets in electric blue laminate pops against the salmon pink and greyness subway-tiled walls. Black-and-white patterned tiles on the backsplash provide fifty-fifty more of a playful contrast.
Matte black countertops, a black drinking glass induction cooktop, stainless steel appliances and a monolithic, nighttime grayness kitchen island add a impact of sophistication.
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By sacrificing the storeroom, Edward was able to create a spacious master suite with aplenty room for residual and work.
Equally a counterpoint to the bright, expansive feel of the living/dining/kitchen surface area exterior, the master suite is a calm, intimate, cocooning space with deep blue walls and ceilings, and dark drown woods laminate flooring.
"Blue is my favourite colour," Edward said. "The moment I footstep in, I feel and so calm and serene that I only fall comatose naturally.
The master bed is flanked by a built-in side table on the right, and an extra-long congenital-in work desk on the left, both in gray wood-grained laminate.
Edward opted for a washing-upward station at the corner of the sleeping accommodation, right exterior the bathroom. Black-and-white hexagon-patterned tiles demarcate the surface area where the sink, mirror and floating bath cabinet are located, and extend into the bath besides.
Custom-made woods-framed bifold doors with pleated glass panels channel a kind of "colonial or old school coffee store" feel, while letting in more calorie-free.
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The 2d, smaller bedroom is just furnished, with a small invitee bed, and a congenital-in wardrobe in the aforementioned electrical blue colour every bit the kitchen cabinets.
"When you lot only accept 700 sq ft to play with, you have to be very specific. With born furniture you lot go the luxury of customising it for your apartment then not having to worry about whether it fits or non," Edward noted, terminal: "You can alive in a very small space, simply withal be very complete."
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